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Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering

Government says reforms will end ‘neglect’ in system that leaves young people behind

The Guardian - UK

Children’s social care reforms to include rules to stop profiteering

The Government is to set out its plans in Parliament.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Labour’s attack on private schools is misguided, damaging and cruel

It’s hard to pinpoint the most egregious side effects of Rachel Reeves’s Budget so far, with its blizzard of bizarre policies fraught with unpleasant unintended consequences. Who do they most want to hurt? Business owners, farmers and parents who have the cheek to want the best education for their children…

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MP calls for all workplaces to have domestic abuse policies to support survivors

Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson responded by saying there is more employers can do and more the Government can do to support survivors.

Evening Standard

Government supports ‘single-sex exemptions’ based on biological sex – Phillipson

The equalities minister said the Government would ‘make sure that providers can continue to support single-sex exemptions’.

The Independent UK

Tories press the Government to clarify the definition of sex

Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was ‘important that providers have clarity in this area’.

Evening Standard

A shift in focus from exams to wellbeing is welcome. Now we need the details

Letters: Bridget Phillipson’s call for a culture change in schools is long overdue, say readers

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Parents face higher nursery fees due to national insurance hike, charity warns

Two in five senior staff in childcare settings have said changes in the Budget could lead to permanent closures unless the Government takes action.

Evening Standard

England’s universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal

Canny PR suggests critics are against aspiration but who is policing the spread of poor-quality degrees?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Bridget Phillipson’s sound advice: schools should focus on belonging

Editorial: A shift in priorities that emphasises pupil wellbeing not just exam results could improve attendance

The Guardian - UK

Schools must create ‘inclusive’ spaces to tackle absence epidemic – Phillipson

The Education Secretary made her comments in a speech to hundreds of school and academy trust leaders in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner says she discussed enhancing UK-US special relationship in call with JD Vance – as it happened

Deputy prime minister says she spoke with vice president-elect about ‘plans for the future and working together’

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson to ask schools to end exam ‘tunnel vision’ and look to wellbeing

Exclusive: Education secretary to tell schools in England pupils need sense of belonging, as attendance declines

The Guardian - UK

English tuition fees rise – but it’s nowhere near enough income to solve universities’ financial crisis

UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university tuition fees in England are set to rise next academic year, with the maximum fee increasing by £285 to £9,535. This will be the first increase in university education for domestic undergraduate students since 2017, when fees were raised to £9,250.

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting defends tuition fee increase as ‘proportionate and reasonable’

Health Secretary Mr Streeting, a former president of the National Union of Students, said he would still go to university even with the fee rise.

The Independent UK

Tuition fee rise ‘morally wrong’ and only a ‘sticking plaster’ for universities

The Government has announced that tuition fees will rise to £9,535 in England from the next academic year to help universities struggling financially.

Evening Standard

Why are tuition fees in England going to rise?

Capped tuition fees paid by domestic students and a drop in overseas students had led to universities struggling financially in recent years.

Evening Standard

University tuition fees increase explained: what it means for UK students

The amount UK universities can charge British students is rising for the first time since 2017

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The Independent UK

Hoyle urges Government to carry out leak inquiry over tuition fees announcement

The Commons speaker says he wants to find out how the news was briefed to the press before it was announced in Parliament.

The Independent UK

University tuition fees to rise to £9,535 in England next year

Fees will rise for the first time in eight years to help universities facing ‘severe financial challenges’, the Education Secretary has confirmed.

Evening Standard

Schools will get extra money to cover national insurance rise – Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson told MPs that schools and colleges will get compensation at a ‘national level’ after the 1.2 percentage point increase in Budget.

The Independent UK

University tuition fees: What it means for students and why are they increasing?

Fees are reportedly due to increase from £9,250 to £10,500 from September 2025

The National (Scotland)

How will rise in English tuition fees affect me?

DESPITE how Keir Starmer once pledged he would abolish tuition fees, the UK Government is set to announce they will be going up from September next…

Evening Standard

University tuition fees to increase for first time in eight years amid drop in international students visas

Bridget Phillipson said fees would have to rise in line with inflation to ‘secure the future of higher education’

Evening Standard

Tuition fees expected to rise for first time in eight years

It is understood Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will outline an inflation-linked rise in university tuition fees from next year.

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